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Basalt, ID map Population (year 2000): 419. Estimated population in July 2006: 427 (+1.9% change)
 

Males: 211  (50.4%)
Females: 208  (49.6%)

Bingham County

Median resident age:  28.5 years
Idaho median age:  33.2 years

Zip codes: 83218.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,500 (it was $36,719 in 2000)
Basalt  $37,500
Idaho:  $41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $106,600 (it was $78,100 in 2000)
Basalt  $106,600
Idaho:  $134,900

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Races in Basalt:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.3%)
  • Hispanic (14.8%)
  • Other race (8.4%)
  • American Indian (4.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: English (25.8%), German (16.0%), United States (12.4%), Danish (11.7%), Swedish (7.4%), Norwegian (4.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4587 feet

Land area: 0.29 square miles.

Population density: 1489 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Basalt

  • High school or higher: 75.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Basalt city

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 62.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

22 residents are foreign born (4.5% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

This city:  5.3%
Idaho:  5.0%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Basalt, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Basalt to the number of sex offenders is 107 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Basalt:  0.8% ($588)
Idaho:  0.9% ($1,007)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Idaho Falls, ID (15.2 miles , pop. 50,730).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (535.4 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (676.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Firth, ID (1.5 miles ), Shelley, ID (5.3 miles ), Blackfoot, ID (15.2 miles ), Idaho Falls, ID (15.2 miles ), Ammon, ID (17.5 miles ), Iona, ID (21.8 miles ), Moreland, ID (22.4 miles ), Ucon, ID (23.8 miles ).

Latitude: 43.31 N, Longitude: 112.16 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+5.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (24%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Food (25%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Music stores (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Basalt:
  • IDAHO FALLS RECOVERY CENTER (about 15 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
  • BINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BLACKFOOT, ID)
  • IDAHO STATE HOSPITAL SOUTH (about 18 miles; BLACKFOOT, ID)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Basalt:
  • IDAHO FALLS RGNL (about 15 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID; ID: IDA)
  • POCATELLO REGIONAL (about 41 miles; POCATELLO, ID; ID: PIH)
  • JACKSON HOLE (about 101 miles; JACKSON, WY; ID: JAC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Basalt:
  • MCCARLEY FLD (about 15 miles; BLACKFOOT, ID; ID: U02)
  • ROCKFORD MUNI (about 27 miles; ROCKFORD, ID; ID: 2U4)
  • RIGBY-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 28 miles; RIGBY, ID; ID: U56)

Amtrak station near Basalt:
  • 15 miles: IDAHO FALLS (GREYHOUND STA., 850 DENVER RD.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basalt:
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 46 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 177 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 181 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 182 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Basalt and their reported violations in the past:

BASALT CITY OF (Population served: 514, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1995 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1996 to DEC-18-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  3.5 people
Idaho:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  88.4%
Whole state:  71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.9%
Whole state:  11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.6%

Basalt compared to Idaho state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$1,020
Water Supply 0$0 1$780
Totals for Government 0$0 6$1,800


Basalt government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $42,000
    Water Utilities: $32,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $78,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $500,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $74,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $500,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $697,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $255,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $65,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $487,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $252,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $541,000
    General Support: $35,000
  • Tax - Property: $12,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $36,000

6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,233 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.93%
Idaho average:  9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bonneville County, ID  1.62% ($33,431 average AGI)
from Bannock County, ID  1.17% ($30,248)
from Madison County, ID  0.17% ($24,478)


8.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.31%
Idaho average:  8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bonneville County, ID  2.26% ($31,851 average AGI)
to Bannock County, ID  1.54% ($22,905)
to Ada County, ID  0.41% ($24,375)


Strongest AM radio stations in Basalt:
  • KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBLI (1620 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KUPI (980 AM; 5 kW; AMMON, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
  • KID (590 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZNI (1260 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
  • KSEI (930 AM; 5 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBRV (790 AM; 5 kW; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Owner: CARIBOU BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOUU (1290 AM; 1 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: IDAHO WIRELESS CORPORATION)
  • KSOS (800 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Basalt:
  • KPLV (105.5 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
  • KQEO (107.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: SAND HILL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KBJX (107.9 FM; SHELLEY, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
  • KLLP (98.5 FM; CHUBBUCK, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K299AH (107.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • KCVI (101.5 FM; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLCE (97.3 FM; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KID-FM (96.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KISU-FM (91.1 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KFTZ (103.3 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
  • KUPI-FM (99.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
  • KMGI (102.5 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KPKY (94.9 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZBQ (93.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: IDAHO WIRELESS CORPORATION)
  • K249CM (97.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K266AF (101.1 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBYI (100.5 FM; REXBURG, ID; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-IDAHO)

TV broadcast stations around Basalt:
  • K12OE (Channel 12; FIRTH & BASALT, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K59BV (Channel 59; LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
  • K13VJ (Channel 13; SHELLEY, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPVI (Channel 6; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFXP (Channel 31; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: COMPASS COMMUNICATION OF IDAHO, INC.)
  • K13VI (Channel 13; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K12NZ (Channel 12; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: OREGON TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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